申命記 3:1-5 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-11

We have here another brave country delivered into the hand of Israel, that of Bashan; the conquest of Sihon is often mentioned together with that of Og, to the praise of God, the rather because in these Israel's triumphs began, Ps. 135:11; 136:19, 20. See, I. How they got the mastery of Og, a very formidable prince, 1. Very strong, for he was of the remnant of the giants (Deut. 3:11); his personal strength was extraordinary, a monument of which was preserved by the Ammonites in his bedstead,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1

Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan ,.... Which seems to have been higher than the kingdom of Sihon: this was a fine country for pasturage, for the breeding of cattle, larger and lesser, and was famous for its oaks: it is the same country which in Josephus and others goes by the name of Batanea: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us ; got his forces together, and came out from Ashteroth, the royal city where he dwelt: he and all his people, to battle at Edrei ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:2

And the Lord said unto me ,.... When Og was marching with all his forces against Israel: fear him not , &c; See Gill on Numbers 21:34 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:3

So the Lord our God delivered into our hands Og also the king of Bashan, and all his people ,.... As well as Sihon king of Heshbon: and we smote him, till none was left to him remaining ; or left alive, all were slain with the sword; See Gill on Numbers 21:35 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:4

And we took all his cities at that time ,.... Not only Edrei where the battle was fought, and Ashteroth his capital city, but all the rest in his kingdom: there was not a city which we took not from them ; not one stood out, but all surrendered on summons; the number of which follows: three score cities ; which was a large number for so small a country, and shows it to be well inhabited: all the region of Argob ; which was a small province of the kingdom of Og in Bashan :... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:5

All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars ,.... That is, all the cities in the kingdom of Bashan; and though they were, it hindered not their falling into the hands of the Israelites; and this might serve to encourage them against those fears they were possessed of by the spies, with respect to the cities in the land of Canaan; see Numbers 13:28 . besides unwalled towns a great many ; small towns and villages adjacent to the several cities, as is common. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 3:4

All the region of Argob - ארגב חבל כל col chebel Argob , all the cable or cord of Argob; this expression, which is used in various other parts of Scripture, (see, in the original, Amos 7:17 ; Micah 2:5 ; Deuteronomy 32:9 ; Psalm 16:6 ;), shows that anciently land was measured by lines or cords of a certain length, in a similar way to that by the chain among us, and the schoenus or cord among the Egyptians. Some think that it was the region of Argob that was afterwards called... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 3:4

Verse 4 4.And we took all the cities. He here more fully relates what He had brieflytouched upon in Numbers. He says that sixty, well-fortified cities were taken, besides the villages. Hence we infer both the extent of the country, and also the special power of God in the aid He afforded them, in that they took, in so short a time, so many cities well closed in, and begirt with high walls; as if they were merely travelling, through a peaceful land in security, and with nothing to do. After the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1

(Cf. Numbers 21:33 ) We turned — i . e . took a new route— and went up ( וַנַּעַל , and we ascended). As Bashan was an upland region, they are very properly said to have gone up. Edrei , hod . Draa, with Roman and Arabian ruins, nearly three miles in circumference, but without inhabitants; not the same as the Edrei of Deuteronomy 3:10 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-11

EXPOSITION CONQUEST OF OG , KING OF BASHAN . The Amorites had wrested from Moab a portion of the territory taken by the Moabites and the Edomites from the giant aborigines; and Og, who was of the same giant race, ruled over the northern half of the region of Gilead and over all Bashan. This district also God purposed Israel to possess; and therefore, before crossing the Jordan , a diversion was made north. wards by the Israelites, for the purpose of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 3:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 3:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 3:1-11

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